A few months ago, short-form video hosting giant TikTok began experimenting with features to discourage late-night app use in teens.…
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Mental health services around the world are stretched thinner than ever. Long wait times, barriers to accessing care and rising rates of depression and anxiety have made it harder for…
Imagine a tribe of uncontacted hunter-gatherers in the deepest Amazon rainforest. Anthropologists airdrop dozens of smartphones loaded with social media…
That satisfying feeling after doomscrolling through endless TikTok videos or impulsively shopping online mimics the relief of scratching an itch.…
You may have seen headlines that link social media to sadness and depression. Social media use goes up, happiness goes…
Research shows that many of our contemporary problems, such as the rising prevalence of mental health issues, are emerging from rapid technological…
In a world where technology is increasingly intertwined with our feelings, emotion-AI harnesses advanced computing and machine learning to assess,…
How does time spent online, and especially social media, affect the brains and behaviours of children and youth? Social media…
Facebook’s decades-long disregard for its users’ mental health is coming back to bite it in the form of a major…
When Apple’s latest software updates drop this month, users will have access to mental health and wellness features unlike anything currently available in a…